Pocopson Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
|
Pocopson Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
40 12.204 N,73 59.257 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 14.63 m |
| Name | POCOPSON |
| Original Source | AWOIS |
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
40 12.204 N,73 59.257 W
Pocopson on Wreck Map
Pocopson Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
HISTORY H6190/36-- 42 FT SHOAL SDG FOUND AT LAT 40-12-08.4N, LONG 73-58-57.6W; ì ADDITIONAL WORK RECOMMENDED. H6463/39WD--ITEM 25 & 26; A 41 FT SNDG WAS TAKEN ON A WK IN LAT 40-12-12N, ì LONG 73-59-18W; FELT LIKE BITS OF WRECKAGE; CLEARED BY 39 FT.; ALSO REF ì AWOIS #1516. (ENTERED MSM 1/86) H10287/88--OPR-C147-WH; SIDE SCAN SONAR CONTACT #15 BELIEVED TO ì BE THIS WRECK; ESTIMATED LEAST DEPTH OF 47 FT; LAT 41-12-12.2N, ì LONG 73-59-16.5W (NAD 83); REFERRED FOR ADDITIONAL WORK BY HECK ì IN 1989; IN INTERIM, 41 FT SOUNDING CARRIED FORWARD FROM H6463WD. FE332SS/89--OPR-C147-HE-89; CONTACT NO. 15; 50M RANGE SCALE SSS ì SEARCH WAS PERFORMED OVER THE COORDINATES PROVIDED BY WHITING; ì DIVERS FOUND THE DETERIORATED REMAINS OF AN OLDER WOODEN WRECK; ì RISES NO MORE THAN 1-2 FT. ABOVE THE BOTTOM; CONSIDERED ì INSIGNIFICANT; ECHOSOUNDER AND DIVER LEAST DEPTH OF 48 FT.; ì BECAUSE OF DETERIORATED CONDITION, COULD NOT POSITIVELY VERIFY ì IDENTITY, HOWEVER HECK BELIEVES THIS IS THE ITEM AND CONSIDERS IT ì RESOLVED; LAT 41-12-12.231N, LONG 73-59-15.415W; HYDROGRAPHER AND ì EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED CHARTING 48WK AND DELETING CHARTED 39 FT. ì CLEARED DEPTH AND 41 FT. SOUNDING. (UPDATED MSM 5/90) DESCRIPTION 24 NO.606; BARGE; SUNK 1936; POSITION, ACCURACY WITHIN 1 MILE; WD CLEARED ì TO 39 FT.(H6463/39WD); LOCATED 1905 (SOURCE UNK.); REPORTED THROUGH H.O. ì CHART RECORDS, DATED ? POS. 40-12-09N, 73-59-14W.